YOUR UNION WORKING FOR YOU

The purpose of your Union is to negotiate, administer and enforce your collective agreement.

UCCE is only as strong as the collective will of our members!

U.C.C.E. OFFICE 420 - 35th Avenue N.E.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday through Friday8:30 am to 5:00 pm

403-299-6700

Toll free: 1-855-299-6700

GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE

JANUARY 13, 2015

MARCH 10, 2015 MAY 12, 2015 JULY 14, 2015

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015NOVEMBER 10, 2015 Meeting time is 7:00 PM

Meetings are held at the U.C.C.E office unless other wise posted on the UCCE boards.

Health
Spending Account

This
is to help you along with some answers to frequently asked questions about the
new Health Spending Account.

ØEffective dates are August 3, 2014 – July 31, 2015.

ØOnly A & B employees
on benefits (extended health) & have worked 3 years qualify.

ØAll receipts submitted
must be dated in this time period.

ØClaims can be made 2 ways:
on-line (www.ab.bluecross.ca) or paper through the mail (Canada
Post). Claim Forms are available at the Customer Service Office.

ØWhat is not used in a year
does not roll over into the
following year.

ØThere is a 60 day period at the end to get your
receipts in to Alberta Blue Cross. The final date is Sept. 29/15.

ØThe plan automatically
tops up your portion of prescriptions.If you do not want this to happen, you need to call Alberta Blue Cross
at 1-800-661-6995.You will need to keep all receipts to submit
at a later date if you still have money left.

ØTo find out what is
covered go to The Canada Revenue Agency website (www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html).In the search field in the top right corner
enter: medical expenses.Click on “Which
Medical Expenses are eligible?”This
will get you an alphabetical list.By
clicking on an item, more information is shown.You can also get a list of “Authorized
medical practitioner by province for the purpose of claiming medical expenses”on the same page.

ØYou can sign up for direct deposit on-line (www.ab.bluecross.ca) or you can mail or fax
it to them. Forms are at H:Human
Resources/Forms/Alberta Blue Cross Health Spending Account Direct Deposit
Form.Address & fax # are on the
form.

ØIf you have further
questions, the best place to call would be Alberta
Blue Cross Customer Service at 1-800-661-6995 between 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday to
Friday.

Hope this helps.We
may be able to answer some of your questions.Call 403-299-6700

TO ALL UCCE MEMBERS – regarding
the 2016 Calgary Co-op AGM. UCCE is supporting the following three candidates in
the upcoming Calgary Co-op Board of Directors election: